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Punchbowl News:
10/1/25 ☀️ AM: … The federal government shut down at 12:01 a.m. this morning.  It's the first government shutdown since 2019. … The party looking to force a policy change via a shutdown rarely gets what it wants.  —  We know that from the Republicans' 2013 shutdown seeking …
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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Some Democrats Want to Upsize Trump's New Tax Cuts
Discussion: Hartford Courant
Politico:
Shutdown is certain after Senate again rejects funding bills
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Democrats embrace a shutdown fight in a rare moment of unity against Trump
Discussion: NOTUS and The Federalist
Associated Press:
Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate
Congressman Jamie Raskin:
Navigating A Government Shutdown: One-Stop Resource Page
Discussion: GovExec.com and Defense One
CNN:
White House withdraws Trump's controversial nominee to lead BLS after ousting predecessor over jobs data  —  The White House has sent paperwork to the Senate to withdraw the nomination of E.J. Antoni as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, three sources told CNN.
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New York Times:
White House Withdraws Nomination of E.J. Antoni, Trump's Pick to Lead BLS  —  E.J. Antoni, a conservative economist, had faced bipartisan criticism as President Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  —  The White House has withdrawn the nomination of E.J. Antoni …
Wall Street Journal:
White House Withdraws Nominee to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics  —  The agency has been without a leader since August, when Trump fired its chief and nominated E.J. Antoni  —  WASHINGTON—The White House withdrew the nomination of conservative economist E.J. Antoni to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics …
Paul Schroeder / The Friends of the Bureau …:   Statement of the Friends of BLS on the White House's Withdrawal of Dr. Antoni's Nomination
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Last Thursday, September 25, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth suddenly announced he was calling about 800 of the nation's top military generals and admirals, along with their top enlisted advisors, to meet at Marine Corps Base Quantico, in Virginia, today.  Such a meeting was unprecedented …
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay  —  Trump put on a disturbing show for America's generals and admirals.  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's convocation of hundreds of generals and admirals today turned out to be, in the main, a nothingburger.  Hegseth strutted and paced and lectured and hectored …
Greg Jaffe / New York Times:
Hegseth Lectures Military Brass on ‘Woke’ Leaders, Fitness and Grooming
Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
Trump attempts a major step toward dictatorship  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🫡 Subscribe to PN 🫡  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday delivered a speech to the nation's top generals and admirals that laid out his plans …
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NPR:
Federal agencies are rehiring workers and spending more after DOGE's push to cut  —  The so-called Department of Government Efficiency effort has failed to deliver on its outsized promises to cut costs and increase efficiency, NPR's latest analysis of federal data finds.
Discussion: Raw Story and Boston.com
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Unions sue Trump admin over mass layoff plan during government shutdown
Discussion: Politico, Roll Call and The Hill
Valentina di Donato / The Daily Register:
Pope Leo XIV Wades Into Durbin Debate  —  The number of bishops who have condemned Cardinal Cupich's decision to honor Durbin with a ‘lifetime achievement award’ has risen to 10, including two bishops emeritus.  —  Pope Leo XIV responded to controversy over the Chicago cardinal's plans …
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Catherine Bouris / The Daily Beast:
Mike Johnson Caught Trashing Trump's Vulgar AI Video  —  TROUBLE IN PARADISE  —  The House Speaker was spotted discussing the president's bizarre video with a Democratic colleague.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson was recorded criticizing a bizarre AI-generated video posted by President Donald Trump …
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump posts another deepfake video mocking Jeffries
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Federal agents grab and shove journalists outside NYC immigration court, sending one to hospital  —  Federal agents grabbed and shoved journalists in a hallway outside a New York City immigration court on Tuesday, sending one to the hospital in the latest clash between authorities enforcing …
Discussion: Reuters, Newsweek, AM New York and Mediaite
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Axios:
Pfizer-Trump deal blindsides other drug companies  —  Pfizer's decision to announce a deal with the Trump administration on drug prices Tuesday caused an uproar within much of the pharmaceutical industry, most of which was caught off guard by the announcement.
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Bloomberg:
Pfizer's Drug Price Cuts Yield Three-Year Trump Tariff Reprieve
Greg Ryan / Bloomberg:
Boston Mayor's Blowout Victory Jolts CEOs Seeking New Direction  —  Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is coasting to reelection after her main opponent quit the race, giving her a commanding mandate that's putting city business leaders on edge.  —  The progressive Democrat defeated Josh Kraft …
Oliver Darcy / Status:
WaPo's Ad Chief Wavers … Those departures have drawn the most public attention, but an equally consequential matter has been unfolding on the business side.  The task of selling advertising, already a challenge in today's digital media economy dominated by Meta and Google …
Jack Dunn / Variety:
Jimmy Fallon Plans to ‘Keep My Head Down’ and Avoid Politics on ‘The Tonight Show’: ‘We Hit Both Sides Equally’  —  Jimmy Fallon plans to keep “The Tonight Show” out of politics.  —  During a recent interview with CNBC's “Squawk on the Street,” the late-night frontman said his show has …
Chris Tye / CBS News:
Pritzker compares Trump to Putin, calls for invoking 25th Amendment for suggesting military use Chicago as “training grounds”  —  After President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested cities like Chicago should be used as “training grounds for our military,” Gov. JB Pritzker said the 25th Amendment …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Rage at Zohran Just Backfired in a Surprisingly Revealing Way … The Democrats who are capturing media and public attention right now all share something in common.  They are openly and urgently leveling with the American people about a singular basic reality: President Trump …
Discussion: HuffPost
Sasha Rogelberg / Fortune:
Leaked texts on Scott Bessent's phone suggest the White House got played bailing out Argentina—and U.S. soybean farmers are the casualties  —  The White House's plan to aid Argentina appears to have backfired.  —  According to a photo of a private text on the phone of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent …
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
New High Say Supreme Court Is Too Conservative  —  Story Highlights  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Forty-three percent of Americans think the current Supreme Court is too conservative.  Though that proportion is not meaningfully different from 2022-2024 readings, it is the highest Gallup has measured by one percentage point.
Discussion: Semafor
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
ICE to Buy Tool that Tracks Locations of Hundreds of Millions of Phones Every Day  —  Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has bought access to a surveillance tool that is updated every day with billions of pieces of location data from hundreds of millions of mobile phones, according to ICE documents reviewed by 404 Media.
Heather Richards / Politico:
National parks will remain mostly open in shutdown … The Trump administration will keep most national parks open to the public if the government shuts down Wednesday, according to two people briefed on the plan.  —  With congressional leaders still gridlocked on a deal to fund …
Josh Moody / Inside Higher Ed:
Spending Soars, Rankings Fall at New College of Florida  —  Student outcomes and rankings are slipping at the liberal arts college while spending is up.  Critics believe the college is at risk of implosion, and some are calling for privatization.  —  More than two years into a conservative takeover …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Has No Mandate to Destroy America  —  Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election with 49.8 percent of the national popular vote — compared with 48.3 percent for Vice President Kamala Harris — and 312 electoral votes to Harris's 226.  Overall, looking at the 20 presidential elections since …
 
 
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